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		Definition of deadfall in English: deadfallnoun ˈdɛdfɔːlˈdedfôl North American 1A trap consisting of a heavy weight positioned to fall on an animal.  Example sentencesExamples -  I've drawn up plans for pits and deadfalls, as well as tracked paths for falling trees and boulders.
 -  The materials for construction of snares and deadfalls are found in the field or are easily carried in the pocket.
 -  They were too cunning to go into deadfalls.
 -  Use any pitfall, deadfall, snare, catch, trap, net, exposed salt or minerals, live decoy, or baited hook.
 -  The ngosha is at the same time a very tasty bird that is an important source of protein, especially for young children who trap them in fields with deadfalls (mariya).
 -  They also utilized two kinds of traps, the deadfall and the twitch-up snare.
 -  The Paiute deadfall uses a piece of cordage and a catch stick.
 
 2mass noun A tangled mass of fallen trees and brush.  the brush and deadfall along the river stopped us cold  Example sentencesExamples -  We crawled over some deadfall and peeked into the meadow and there they were - 15 bull elk.
 -  After slugging through deadfall for two hours I reached a ridge overlooking the trail.
 -  In the clear water, salmon-size steelhead trout, minutes out of the Pacific, surged from our shadows or eased through deadfalls.
 -  Traversing wooded areas with dense tree cover or deadfall required numerous minor detours.
 -  The next hour was spent gathering up all the brush and deadfall we could find.
 -  Slowly she wanders across the bluff looking for deadfall to build a small fire.
 -  When I am moving stumps or deadfall out of my way, it is way easier to see what I am doing.
 -  Our dogs romp their way over deadfall and through the undergrowth chasing out birds and critters with much glee.
 -  When we were doing one of our training days we couldn't get through because there's deadfall down across the river and it's a narrow channel.
 -  Wolke told them the name of the lake and added, ‘Lots of deadfall.’
 -  They can move quickly and silently through deadfalls that you couldn't even begin to penetrate on a motocross bike.
 -  Struggling through deadfall and patches of snow, we eventually pick up a trail of pink ribbons.
 -  Ten minutes later, we had a nice large pile of deadfall… and rocks.
 
 - 2.1count noun A fallen tree.
 the deadfall was a poplar about ten inches in diameter  Example sentencesExamples -  There are a fair number of deadfalls, including some very large ones blocking the trail.
 -  Further on, a brood of new-from-the-box Wood Ducks sat on a deadfall, with Mama Duck roosting on one end.
 -  A few deadfall aspens were cut up and burned.
 -  The slough holds white crappie, and this time of year it's common for them to gather in groups around deadfalls, cypress, flooded willows and other cover in the shallows.
 -  "We didn't want to make them fancy, with chipped gravel and all, " says Harold. " We just put in boardwalks in wet spots and cleaned out hazards and deadfalls.
 -  The variety of shelters built is great - some use deadfalls, others tunnel into snowbanks.
 -  Some are trail-worn twenty-somethings from the Forest Service, who turn up to dig out a rockslide, cut back a deadfall, or rescue a stranded hiker.
 -  She'd found plenty of driftwood and deadfalls in the vicinity of the gazebo, enough to construct a crude lean-to on the creek bank.
 
  
 3informal A disreputable drinking place.  I've been on a few benders in deadfalls along the Alaska Highway    Definition of deadfall in US English: deadfallnounˈdedfôl North American 1A trap consisting of a heavy weight positioned to fall on an animal.  Example sentencesExamples -  They also utilized two kinds of traps, the deadfall and the twitch-up snare.
 -  They were too cunning to go into deadfalls.
 -  I've drawn up plans for pits and deadfalls, as well as tracked paths for falling trees and boulders.
 -  The materials for construction of snares and deadfalls are found in the field or are easily carried in the pocket.
 -  The ngosha is at the same time a very tasty bird that is an important source of protein, especially for young children who trap them in fields with deadfalls (mariya).
 -  The Paiute deadfall uses a piece of cordage and a catch stick.
 -  Use any pitfall, deadfall, snare, catch, trap, net, exposed salt or minerals, live decoy, or baited hook.
 
 2A tangled mass of fallen trees and brush.  Example sentencesExamples -  They can move quickly and silently through deadfalls that you couldn't even begin to penetrate on a motocross bike.
 -  We crawled over some deadfall and peeked into the meadow and there they were - 15 bull elk.
 -  When we were doing one of our training days we couldn't get through because there's deadfall down across the river and it's a narrow channel.
 -  Struggling through deadfall and patches of snow, we eventually pick up a trail of pink ribbons.
 -  When I am moving stumps or deadfall out of my way, it is way easier to see what I am doing.
 -  Our dogs romp their way over deadfall and through the undergrowth chasing out birds and critters with much glee.
 -  After slugging through deadfall for two hours I reached a ridge overlooking the trail.
 -  Ten minutes later, we had a nice large pile of deadfall… and rocks.
 -  In the clear water, salmon-size steelhead trout, minutes out of the Pacific, surged from our shadows or eased through deadfalls.
 -  Traversing wooded areas with dense tree cover or deadfall required numerous minor detours.
 -  Wolke told them the name of the lake and added, ‘Lots of deadfall.’
 -  The next hour was spent gathering up all the brush and deadfall we could find.
 -  Slowly she wanders across the bluff looking for deadfall to build a small fire.
 
 - 2.1 A fallen tree.
 Example sentencesExamples -  There are a fair number of deadfalls, including some very large ones blocking the trail.
 -  The variety of shelters built is great - some use deadfalls, others tunnel into snowbanks.
 -  A few deadfall aspens were cut up and burned.
 -  She'd found plenty of driftwood and deadfalls in the vicinity of the gazebo, enough to construct a crude lean-to on the creek bank.
 -  "We didn't want to make them fancy, with chipped gravel and all, " says Harold. " We just put in boardwalks in wet spots and cleaned out hazards and deadfalls.
 -  Further on, a brood of new-from-the-box Wood Ducks sat on a deadfall, with Mama Duck roosting on one end.
 -  Some are trail-worn twenty-somethings from the Forest Service, who turn up to dig out a rockslide, cut back a deadfall, or rescue a stranded hiker.
 -  The slough holds white crappie, and this time of year it's common for them to gather in groups around deadfalls, cypress, flooded willows and other cover in the shallows.
 
  
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